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J. HERVA JONES, OF ROOKFORD, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT In HARVESTERS.

Speciiication forming part of Letters Patent No. 124,587, dated March 12, 1872.

To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, J. HnnvA Jonas, of Rockford, in the county of Vinnebago and State ot' Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harvesters, of which the following isa specification:

The improvements hereinafter specified relate more particularly to that class of harvesters in which the grain is bound by a person riding on the machine; obviously, however, some of these improvements may be used without the others; or they may be 'used on machines of a class or construction different from that herein mentioned.

First. My lirstimprovement relates to the appara-tus for conveying the cut grain away from the platform on which it falls when first cut 5 its object is to prevent the clogging or choking of the conveyer; andthe invention consists in combihingwith the conveyer a yieltlinggrainguard, `so controlled by the driver as to regulate the pressure upon the ascending grain.

Second. The object of mynext improvement is to obtain room for two or more binders simultaneously to ride and bind upon the ma chine, while preserving its proper balance, by combining a receptacle for the cut grain with a binding-table at its rear end, and forming a prolongation thereof, and another binding-table at its front end, arranged transversely thereto and forming a prolongation thereof.

Third. The object of my next improvement is to deposit theboundbundles upon the groundin numbers sufticient to form a shock-as far away as practicable from the track of the team in the succeedin g touraronnd the field 5 and this I do by constructing a sheaf-receptacle with an outwardly-sloping ixed side, and a movable side so hinged thereto that when dropped it forms a prolongation of the fixed side, over which the sheaves slide upon the ground. y Fourth. My improvement further consists in combining with the tixed and hinged sides of the receptacle an arm so curved as to act as a stop to regulate the angle of the sides, and a cord or chain attached to said arm, so that the driver, from his seat, can, at will, raise or lower said hinged side.

Fifth. The object of my next improvement is to regulate the heightof cut without disturbing the proper relation of the working mechanism 5 and t-he invention consists in mounting.

the gearing and main driving-wheel in a supplementary frame, adjustable on the main frame by means of grooves on the axle iitting in hooks on the main frame, and an adjustable link connecting the two frames.

Sixth. My nextim provementrelates to means for rendering the reel-shaft adj ustable in order to keep the driving-band tight; and consists in mounting the gearing-end of the reel-shaft in an arm adjustable on a bracket by means of a shallow haring-cup on one, in which a frustum of a cone on the other fits, the two being securely clamped together by a screw and nut.

In the accompanying drawing, which shows all the improvements herein mentioned as embodied in a machine of the type of the wellknown Marsh harvester,77 Figure l is a plan; Fig. 2, a vertical longitudinal section on the line x :n of Fig. l5 Fig-3, arear elevation, with the binders table and platform removed, and a part ofthe grain-platform broken away 5 Fig. 4, a side elevation, having the binders platform removed, and a portion of the main frame broken awa-y; Fig. 5, a detail of the reelbracket joint; and Fin'. 6, a similar view of the sway-bar head.

The general details of construction of the machine are so well known as to need no description here, it bein gdemevd suficient inerely to refer to the several parts by letter.

In this instance, a main frame, A, and platform B is shown as supported on two Wheels, O O. The driving wheel and gearing are mounted ina supplelnentary fra-lne, A', inclosed, and capable ot' moving freely up and down in the main frame. The ends of the main axle project beyond the supplementary frame, and have annular grooves formed in them. These grooves engage with one set of a series of hooks, a, on the main frame, and thus serve to raise or lower the main axle on the frame, and consequently, to regulate the height of cut. The back end of the supplementary frame is hinged to the main frame by means of a pivoted slotted link, a', which is adjustable by means of a set-screw. A bevelwheel, D, on the main 4driving-wheel drives a corresponding pinion on a crank-shaft, d, turning in suitable bearings in the supplementary frame A. The pinion turns loosely on its sha-tt with which it is locked, when desired, by means of a iianged collar, d2, sliding freely endwisel on the shaft and turning` with it. A feather on this collaris interlocked with a corresponding one by means otl a spiral spring, and is held out ot' gear, when desired by means ot" an eccentric, d3, piroted on the supplementary frame. The cutters` are reciprocated in the usualmanner by means ot' a sway-bar, j', the head f2 ot" which is insertedin a. socket or loop in the cutter-bar. This head I make ot' sot'tiron or other suitable metal, so that it maybe expanded laterally by a blow on its end to tit snugly in its socket, and thus compensate wear. The pitman F, connecting this sway-bar with the crank-shaft, is made ot' wood, slotted longitudinally, wit-hthe ends tirmed together; this lha-ve found in practice a strong, durable, cheap, and desirable mode ot' construction. The grain end ot the reel-shaft G is supported in a standard of usual construction. The gearing-end ot' this shaft turns in an arm, y, depending from a bracket, g', adjustable on the main frame. rlhis arm and bracket are connected by means otA al Haring-socket, l, or cup, on one, in which a conical plug, 2, on the. other, tits; a screw, 3, and nut clamps the two iirmly together when screwed up. I find this construction advantageous, as it renders the reel-shaft easily adjustable to regulate the drivin g-chain, while the friction of the plug and socket is suilcient to hold it secured when adjusted. The reel is driven by sprocket-wheels anda chain in the usual way. back by the reel, severed by the cutters, and falls upon an endless apron, H, in the usual way. This apron delivers the grain to the elevating-apron or conveyer I, the teethof which work through slots in a gratin g, I. The aprons are driven by a band, J, encircling pulleys il i i3, respectively, situated on the crank-shaft, the apron-rollers and a-n adjusting-slide, j, on the frame, by which the belt is kept taut. The grain is kept down on the conveyer-grating by means of a guard, K, pivoted to swinging-rods k, on a rock-shaft piroted to the frame. By this mode ot' construction the guard K rests lightly on the grain as it is carried upward by the conveyor I, and at the same time is free to yield at either end, or altogether, to accommodate the passage ot' unusually large masses of grain. 'lhe driver can, likewise, from his seat L, press either with hand or foot on the handle k of the guard, and thus increase or diininish its pressure upon the grain passing between it and the conveyer. The grain passes over the top ot' the grating l and Yslides down the inclined liap or grating M, to the bindingreceptacle N. In order to aii'ord access to the gearing, and to enable the binding-apparatus to be folded upon the main frame, as hereafter described, this iiap is hinged to the frame at m in such manner that it maybe turned up out ot' the way, asin Fig. 3. rl`he grain-receptacle N is constructed with a rear extension, El, which t'orms a prolongation ofthe grain-receptacle in the same line with it; this construction alt'ords room i'or one binder to draw the grain endwise to one side, and bind it without sion.

The gra-in is swept turning. As, however, more than one binder is sometimes required, lt'orm another bindingtable, Ni, at the end opposite the other exten- 'lhis table is arranged at right angles, or thereabout, to the grain-receptacle, but partly in the line ot' said receptacle, as shown in Fig. l, so that the binder, by turning his bundie, may get it out ot' thc way ot' the incoming grain. A slight tlange, u, prerents the grain from falling over the outer edge otA the receptacle. The bound garels are tossed intO a V-sha-ped receptacle, 0, arranged parallel with the line of draft. on the outer side oi' the binders table. rl`heinner sideo of this receptacle or discharger consists ot' a boardlixed to the binders table or frame, incliningsteeply outward; the outward side ot' this receptacle consists of a board, o1, hinged at its lower edge to the iixed side 0, so that when swung downward it forms a continuation ot' the fixed side over which the sheafs slide', and are deposited upon the ground away from the machine, so as to leave ample room on the next round. A curved arm, o2, on the hinged side, acts as a stop, to prevent the two sides fromv approximating each other too nearly. lThis arm also presents a suitable point for thc attachment of a cord, 03, by means ot' which the driver, from his seat, can raise, lower, or hold the Side ol, as needed. The arm, it will be observethkeeps the cord in a uniform relation to thejolnt oi' the hinged side, by which means the driver is not required to exert more strength withthe hinged side in one position than in another,

which, obviously, would not be the case were the cord attached directly to the side. The binders stand upon a platform, P, and are supported on three sidesby the grain-receptacle and its connections with the discharger, and on the fourth by the discharger itselt. The y are thus securely supported, and are at liberty to move with freedom, as required. Thelocation ot' the rear binding-table N1, enables the weight ot' the gayel, while being bound, to be thrown close to the line ot' the driving-wheel, which is important in many respects, particularly when working on hillsides, with thedriving-wheel side of the machine lower than the divider side, in which position the machines, as heretofore constructed, are apt to tip over. rlhe arrangement ot' thei'ront binding-table N2 is important, as it keeps the binders weight close to the driving-wheel, prevents its interference with the team, and diminishes the weight on the horses necks. The discharger is connected with the binders7 tableor t'rame, and the latter is hinged to the main frame by means of trunnionsn; by thismode ot'construction, when the iiap is turned up, the. binders table and diseharger may be t'olded over upon the frame, as shown bythe dotted lines in Fig. 3. lhc binders platform is likewise hung to the main t'rame by detachable linltsp, when in position. The arms 192 p3 ot this platl'orm frame, respectively, abut against orare inserted into the main frame or binders i'rame, and thus support the latter iirmly.

l do not broadly claim every arrangement by which more than one binder can ride on a machine; "neither do I broadly ela-im a gaveldisoharger.

I claim as my inventiony l. The combination with an elevating-conveyer of a yielding grain-guard, controlled by the driver, and operating substantially as hereinbei'ore set forth.

2. The combination of the grain-receptacle, the rear binding-table for-min g an extension thereof, and the front binding-table, arranged transversely thereto, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, in a sheaf-diseharger, of a fixed side sloping outward, and a movable side hinged thereto; these parts being so oonstructed that when dropped the hinged side forms a prolongation of the xed side, over which the sheaves slide, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

4. The combination, in a sheaf-disoharger, of a fixed side, a hin ged side, and an arm which serves both as a stop to secure the proper relation between the two sides and as a means whereby the driver is enabled to exert a uniform lifting strain on the hinged side; all these members being constructed and operatin g substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

5. The combination of the series of hooks on the main frame, the supplemental frame movable in said frame, and the main axle mounted in the supplemental frame, and having annular grooves in each end to engage with the hooks, as set forth, to raise or lower the machine.

6. The combination of the adjustable reelbraeket With the swinging-arm, in which the reel-shaft is journaled, by means of a flaring socket on one, a tapering plug on the other, and a elamp-serewpassing through both socket and plug, in the manner described, to adjust and clamp the reelshaft.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

J. HERVAJ ONES. Witnesses:

JOHN FAXON, WAIT TALeo'rr. 

